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Things I've Liked and Loved in January 2017

January has flown by don’t you think?! It’s been a whole
roller coaster of a month with ups and downs. Of course it’s always lovelier to
look back on the ups right so here are my January highlights.

Home

I've been doing lots of reflecting over the month and
decluttering our house. We seem to have accumulated such a lot of stuff. It
feels great releasing things and surrounding ourselves with things we truly
love and cherish. Of course going to the charity shop has led us to pick up a
couple of things too though such as a play kitchen and a dolls crib for the
girls. Oh and a little tea set with rabbits on has appeared in their room too.
Hubby has also been working on creating the girls a place to hang their coats.

Adventure

My husband’s father visited us leading to my eldest visiting
the RAF Museum in Hendon with her father and granddad. While they got to enjoy
each other’s company I got to relax with baby back at home.

We took advantage of the good weather on Saturday and walked
3.5 miles with the girls in our carriers. This was the first geocaching
adventure of 2017 for us.

I've also been having adventures in creating things but have
yet to finish these.

The Blog

When I'm not entertaining the girls, I've been spending lots
of time working on the blog. We got to review some lovely books this month and got to work with Tommee Tippee and Super Squish. I also received a lovely heart courtesy
of Little Hungarian Hearts for me to review - it appeared on my birthday.

My Birthday

I turned a whole year older! So we went out and celebrated
with a meal accompanied by my parents. My husband bought me some beautiful
flowers, a card and chocolate! I keep meaning to take a photo of them but have
you seen the weather?!

Such a lovely post. Every time I read one of these posts which beautifully summarises the previous month I tell myself that I will write one. And then promptly forget. In years to come I'm sure these are the ones that in years to come you will cherish the most, looking back at the small things which built up life. Thank you so much for linking this up to #PostsFromTheHeart and reminding us all of the importance of them.

A belated happy birthday! Sounds like a lovely month to me, I really need to have a good declutter here. It's surprising how god it feels, though it feels like such a chore to actually start.Thanks for linking up to #LikedandLoved :)

Happy Birthday!! Glad you had a good January with things to love. Clearing out is so great isn't it, and it isn't about having nothing, it is about having the right things so nothing wrong with gathering a few new bits on the way!

Happy belated birthday! I hope you had as lovely a day as it sounded. It sounds like youve had a great start to 2017, I cant wait to read what else you get up to this year :-) Thanks for linking up to #MarvMondays. Emily

I really need to start decluttering our home. Especially before the next baby arrives. I just need to find the inspiration. Maybe you have been that inspiration for me! :) Happy Birthday, hope you had a wonderful day! x #globalblogging

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